diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f8c5275..d7f4cd0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 .vscode/
 .vs/
 /*.code-workspace
-.idea
\ No newline at end of file
+.idea
+.venv/
diff --git a/schemas/Manual.items.schema.json b/schemas/Manual.items.schema.json
index 0298c05..97896af 100644
--- a/schemas/Manual.items.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/Manual.items.schema.json
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
                         }
                     }
                 },
+                "classification": {
+                    "description": "(Optional) The classification of this item.",
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "enum": ["filler", "trap", "useful", "progression", "progression, skip_balancing", "trap, useful", "trap, progression", "trap, progression, skip_balancing"],
+                    "default": "filler"
+                },
                 "progression": {
                     "description": "(Optional) Is this item needed to unlock locations? For more information on item classifications, see: https://github.com/ArchipelagoMW/Archipelago/blob/main/docs/world%20api.md#items",
                     "type": "boolean",
diff --git a/src/DataValidation.py b/src/DataValidation.py
index d9c0970..06e4a99 100644
--- a/src/DataValidation.py
+++ b/src/DataValidation.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from functools import reduce
 import logging
 import re
 import json
@@ -207,6 +208,13 @@ def checkItemsThatShouldBeRequired():
             # progression_skip_balancing is also progression, so no check needed
             if item.get("progression_skip_balancing"):
                 continue
+
+            # if the string classification contains progresion then no check needed
+            if item.get("classification"):
+                classification = reduce((lambda a, b: a | b), {ItemClassification[str_classification.strip()] for str_classification in item["classification"].split(",")})
+                if ItemClassification.progression in classification:
+                    continue
+
             # if any of the advanced type is already progression then no check needed
             if item.get("classification_count"):
                 has_progression = False
diff --git a/src/__init__.py b/src/__init__.py
index 4d51cd1..b427092 100644
--- a/src/__init__.py
+++ b/src/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from functools import reduce
 import logging
 import os
 from typing import Callable, Optional, ClassVar, Counter, Any
@@ -269,7 +270,6 @@ def create_item(self, name: str, class_override: Optional['ItemClassification']=
         classification: ItemClassification = ItemClassification.filler
         if class_override is not None:
             classification = class_override
-
         elif item.get("classification_count"):
             # This should only be run if create_item is called outside of create_items
             not_prog_classes: list[ItemClassification] = []
@@ -285,8 +285,10 @@ def create_item(self, name: str, class_override: Optional['ItemClassification']=
                 classification |= self.random.choice(progression_classes)
             elif not_prog_classes:
                 classification |= not_prog_classes[0]
-
         else:
+            if item.get("classification"):
+                classification = reduce((lambda a, b: a | b), {ItemClassification[str_classification.strip()] for str_classification in item["classification"].split(",")})
+
             if item.get("trap"):
                 classification |= ItemClassification.trap
 
diff --git a/src/data/items.json b/src/data/items.json
index 06ebf7b..872b1d0 100644
--- a/src/data/items.json
+++ b/src/data/items.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
                 "Characters",
                 "Right Side"
             ],
-            "progression": true,
+            "classification": "progression",
             "sort-key": "row-1-6"
         },
         {